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    Virtual learning may help NICU nurses recognize baby pain

    Date:
    July 9, 2021
    Source:
    Hiroshima University
    Summary:
    Babies younger than four weeks old, called neonates, were once
    thought not to perceive pain due to not-yet-fully-developed sensory
    systems, but modern research says otherwise.



    FULL STORY ========================================================================== Babies younger than four weeks old, called neonates, were once thought
    not to perceive pain due to not-yet-fully-developed sensory systems, but
    modern research says otherwise, according to researchers from Hiroshima University in Japan.


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    Not only do babies experience pain, but the various levels can be
    standardized to help nurses recognize and respond to the babies' cues --
    if the nurses have the opportunity to learn the scoring tools and skills
    needed to react appropriately. With tight schedules and limited in-person courses available, the researchers theorized, virtual e-learning may
    be able to provide a path forward for nurses to independently pursue
    training in this area.

    To test this hypothesis, researchers conducted a pilot study of 115
    nurses with varying levels of formal training and years of experience
    in seven hospitals across Japan. They published their results on May 27
    in Advances in Neonatal Care.

    "Despite a growing body of knowledge and guidelines being published
    in many countries about the preventions and management of pain in
    neonates hospitalized in the NICU, neonatal pain remains unrecognized, undertreated, and generally challenging," said paper author Mio Ozawa, associate professor in the Graduate School of Biomedical and Health
    Sciences at Hiroshima University.

    The researchers developed a comprehensive multimedia virtual program on neonatal pain management, based on selected standardized pain scales,
    for nursing staff to independently learn how to employ measurement
    tools. The program, called e-Pain Management of Neonates, is the first
    of its kind in Japan.

    "The aim of the study was to verify the feasibility of the program
    and whether e-learning actually improves nurses' knowledge and scoring
    skills," said paper author Mio Ozawa, associate professor in the Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences at Hiroshima University. "The
    results of this study suggest that nurses could obtain knowledge and
    skills about the measurement of neonatal pain through e-learning." The
    full cohort took a pre-test at the start of the study, before embarking
    on a self-paced, four-week e-learning program dedicated to learning standardized pain scales to measure discomfort in babies. However, only
    52 nurses completed the post-test after four weeks. For those 52, scores increased across a range of years of experience and formal education.

    Ozawa noted that the sample size is small but also said that the improved
    test scores indicated the potential for e-learning.

    "Future research will need to go beyond the individual level to
    determine which benefits are produced in the management of neonatal
    pain in hospitals where nurses learn neonatal pain management
    through e-learning," Ozawa said. "This study demonstrates that
    virtually delivered neonatal pain management program can be
    useful for nurses' attainment of knowledge and skills for managing
    neonatal pain, including an appropriate use of selected scoring tools." ========================================================================== Story Source: Materials provided by Hiroshima_University. Note: Content
    may be edited for style and length.


    ========================================================================== Journal Reference:
    1. Mio Ozawa, Kyoko Yokoo, Takahiro Sumiya, Reo Kawano. Effectiveness
    of e-
    Learning on Neonatal Nurses' Pain Knowledge and Pain Measurement
    Skills.

    Advances in Neonatal Care, 2021; Publish Ahead of Print DOI:
    10.1097/ ANC.0000000000000894 ==========================================================================

    Link to news story: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210709104238.htm

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